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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

JOHN LENNON HONOURED WITH 40 YEAR OLD SCOTCH WHISKY

Collectable specialists Winston Elizabeth & Windsor,
have this week announced that they’ll be releasing a special limited edition
John Lennon 40 Year Old whisky, to mark the 40th anniversary of the tragic death
of the former Beatle, on the 8th of December 2020.The release will be limited to just 40 bottles, each of
which will come presented in a black suede box that has been made by one of the
oldest box companies in the world in Birmingham. Each box will also include an 18-carat
gold guitar, which have been delicately crafted and alone have taken up to
eight weeks to produce.

John Lennon 40 Year Old Scotch Whisky

Commenting on the project, Amy McGrath from Winston
Elizabeth & Windsor said: “This huge project aims to be the perfect
celebration of the life and works of one of the greatest musicians to ever
live, and aims to have a global impact fitting of the man. It is fitting that
Lennon will be honoured with 40-year old whisky and we see the number 40 at the
heart of this project for many reasons. Lennon was born in 1940 in the
Wavertree area of Liverpool. He was tragically taken from us at the age of 40
in New York City, and the project will culminate on the 40th anniversary of his
death in 2020."The project hopes to celebrate these numbers and locations
through donations of the whisky for fund-raising activities to support communities
and charities. For example: Bottle 1 will remain with the Lord Mayer in Lennon’s
birth place of Liverpool. Bottle 8 will be donated to the Far East, This
donation also intends to represent the growing trade and bond between Liverpool
and our twin city, Shanghai. Bottle 40 will be sent to New York, where his life
tragically ended at the age of 40.Three bottles will also be sent to France in celebration of
the Royal De Lux ‘Giant Spectacular’ that was brought to Liverpool recently.Beyond these charitable donations, the whisky will be
available to the general public via pre-order this Christmas, priced from
$4,000 upwards.There are also negotiations currently taking place, that if successful
would see a bottle of the whisky sent to the moon and back as part of China’s
Chang’e 5 unmanned space mission in 2017. When returned to earth, the bottle
would then be auctioned off in China.Source: Winston Elizabeth & Windsor